The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-30
A LIVELY DAY FOR TOWSONTOWN.
Meeting of the County Democratic Con
vention-A Large Gathering of Poll
ticians and Others-A Ticket Nom
mated Without Trouble-The
"Old Board" Nailed-Some-
thing About the Candi-
dates &c


Baltimore county on Friday and Saturday last,
sent five delegates from each to the county con-
vention which met at Towsontown on Monday to
nominate candidates for the county offices and
also to send delegates to the State convention
and to the Third Judicial Circuit convention,
which meets at Belair to nominate an Associate
Judge for this Circuit. Early in the morning the
clans commenced gathering from every section of
the county. There being large number of
candidates, many of them were accompanied by
their friends, and the "heeler" was also present
in some force, making up such crowd as one
only sees once in two years in Towsontown.-
Good feeling appeared to be the order of the day,
those who were disappointed appearing to take
their defeat philosophically. There was great
deal of caucusing before the convention met, and
as the anti Commissioner people had large
majority of the delegates, and correspondingly
quired some firstclass engineering to get matters
in good shape and "ix things" SO that the pro-
gramme should be put through properly.
THE CONVENTION READY FOR WORK.
At 10 minutes past IL o'clock Mr.. John II.
Fowler, chairman of the county Executive Com
Joseph B. Herbert, of the 9th district, was made
temporary chairman and Mr.. S. c. Tomay of the
9th district temporary secretary. Mr.. Tomay
was not member of the convention-EDs.]
TN motion q committee on credentials and per-
manent organization was appointed, consisting Of
one from each district, as follows:
LIST district. A. F. Brunier; I'd, W. II. Harker
Sd, Robt. Magruder; 4th, P. F. Smith; 5th, VIM
H. Tracey 9th, W. II. Hoffman 18th, VIM. Slade
9Th, Kent Duvall; 9th, L. G.. Cook 10th, VIM. P
13d Christ. Mubach.
PROTEST FROM CANDIDATE.
When the 18th district was called Mr.. Geo. w
Yellott who was candidate for Treasurer, arose
and presented protest against the delegates as
returned from that district, and asked permission
to be heard before the committee. He was in
formed by the chair that the committee would
have to decide whether they would hear him or
not. Mr.. Thomas Kelbaugh, 9Th district,
asked that the minority delegate from his dis
trict be permitted to serve on the committee on
credentials. This was objected to and the matter
was referred to the committee to settle.
The committee retired to an adjoining room and
after an absence of about u hours returned and
reported the following delegates entitled to seats
in the convention:
LIST District.-John Hubner, Henry Schumacher,
Albert F. Brunier, Charles W. Dorsey, John Cor
don.
2d.-Wm. H. Parker, VIM. Clagett, ohm Hines,
Edward Owings, W. G. Underwood.
3d.-Henry T. Daley, G. H. Johnston, Samuel
Roach, Philip Watts, John H. Wisner. F. L.
Morling, proxy for Johnston, and Robert Magru-
der for Watts.
4th.-Jacob d. Geist, P. F. Smith, (proxy for
Thomas Algire) Peter F. Keller John w. Shipley,
Jos. McCubbin.
5M.-Wm. H. Tracey, James B. Bentz, Elisha
A. Cox, John II. Bosley, Thomas w. Davis.
6M.-Wm. H. Hoffman, Henry Erhart, Joseph
Wilson, E. Lewis Palmer, VIM. Baker.
7h.-Wm. Sade, Lewis Roster, Joshua W
Armacost. Nathan Norris, Judson Gessford.
Sh.-.Kent Duvall, Carroll S. Ensor, James j
Lindsay, James Shea, John H. link.
9M.-George W. Hyde, Goldsborough S. Crit
fifth, Jr., Joseph B. Herbert, Walter H. Baldwin
John T. Bailey. L. G. Cook, proxy for Hyde.
1OM.-Wiiam Bosley, Richard M. Howard
Richard Marshall, Frederick Trappe, Michael
Kennedy.
11M.-Edward Roach, Ellingsworth c. Carman
Marion Shearman, Richard Myers, Columbus Ben.
nett.
12h.-John W. Sparks, Charles Adams, jaime:
P. Jones, Thos. G.. Carter, Nicholas w. Smith.
13th.-Christian Muhlbach, Chas. Gable, DR.
Thos. B. Hall, Ferdinand Deboy, Geo. 7. Randle
Forpermanentc chairman the committee reported
Dr. Thos. B. Hall, 18th district, and for secretary
S. c. Tomay. The report of the committee wa!
very brief and no reference was made to the pro
test filed by Mr.. Yelott, of the 18th district
Only four delegates from the 9Th district were re-
ported as entitled to seats in the convention there
having been a tie between two of those who were
candidates. The report was adopted.
William H. Taylor, 9th district, mad
sargeant-at-arms, and A. 7. Street., 18th district
anu ID. 1oIboIt, otl oiotiloI, were selecteu
| tellers of the convention.
NOMINATING CANDIDATES.
The first Office on the list, in regular order, wa
| that of States Attorney. Mr.. Jos. B. Herber
nominated N. Charles Burke, present incumbent
| Mr. Frank I. Duncan, 9Th district, was also nom
| mated, but declined in favor of Mr.. Burke, witt
| was nominated by reclamation.
For Register of Wills Edward W. Stiefe, Is
district, and Benjamin w. Ady, 18th district, wer
placed in nomination. There was but one ballo
and it resulted Ady 43; Steifel 81. The nomina
ton of Mr.. Ady was then made unanimous.
Joshua Tracey, 4th district, was nominated fo
| Sheriff, and on motion of F. L. Morling he wa
| nominated by reclamation.
George W. Morgan, of the 18th district, wa
nominated for County Treasurer by Maj. Thos
B, Catch. DIR. Gorsuch gracefully withdrew tn
name of DR.. A. S. Baldwin of the 18th district
and Mr.. Morgan was nominated by reclamation
| amid much enthusiasm, Dr. Baldwin declining il
| his favor.
| At this point there was much confusion in tn,
convention, caused by remarks of Mr.. M. W. Ofutt
who opposed the making of nominations by &C
clamation. He commended that all the candidate
should have chance and denounced the proceed
ings as "cut-and-d dried" About one hundred
men tried to speak at once and cat-calls, hoot
and unearthly yells filled the room. Finally mat
tiers were quieted and the business of the conven
ton proceeded after all but delegates had beer
made to retire behind the rail. DR.. Hebb ther
| TOOK the floor and withdrew his own name ant
business was proceeded with.
For judges of the Orphans Court the following
were placed in nomination: Mark Mellor LIST dis
trict Andrew Dorsey, I'd; Ambrose M. Emory
Sd; B. Howard Gorsuch, 9TH Samuel Airhart
9th Samuel E. Parks, 9th Henry Walter, 18th;
Nicholas W. Smith, 18th. Messrs. Mellor, Cor.
such and Dorsey were nominated ON the first bal.
lot The name of Mr.. Smith was withdrawn be-
fore the votes were counted. The nomination;
were then made unanimous.
For County Commissioner the following were
placed in nomination: T. Eugene Carmichael, Sd
district; Thomas Todd, Sth district DIR. L. A.
Monmonier, 9th /; John Smith, 10th; James Rit.
tenhouse, 18th. Messrs. Todd, Monmonier and
Smith were nominated on the first ballot, and the
nominations was made unanimous.
For County Surveyor the name of Capt. Chas
B. MCLEAN, of the 9th district, was placed in
uOmluatlOn anu Nc WIS cuOSeu Dy acclamatlOn
This completed the county ticket, and the next in
order were
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
George R. Colt, 9th district, and James J.
Lindsay, 18th district, were placed in nomination
for the Senate: There was error in the first
ballot, which resulted Gott 80 votes and Lindsay
20. The second ballot resulted Colt 80 and Lind
say "a, and the latter was declared the nominee,
amid much excitement.
For the House of Delegates the following were
placed in nomination; John Hubner, LIST district;
DR.. Chas. R. Whiteford, Sth Jesse N. DALEY,
9th; Geo. Holiday, 3D.; Geo. R. Gott, 9th
Joshua H. Cockey, 10th Daniel Boone, 9th; II.
Wilmer Almony, 9TH; John A. Smith, 4th Chas.
M. G. Cathcart, 18th; Thomas J. Halle, 18th. On
this BALLOT Messrs. Hubner, Whiteford, Daily,
Holiday, Cockey and Smith received majority
of the votes cast, but there was some informality
in the ballot and another vote had to be taken
Before it was announced Mr. Cathcart withdrew
his name, and the name of Mr.. Colt was also with.
drawn. On the next ballot Messrs, Hubner,